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WWUS84 KCRP 210547
RFWCRP
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1147 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY
.SIGNIFICANTLY DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD
FRONT MID-DAY TODAY. ALONG WITH THIS, STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
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LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
1147 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST
SATURDAY FOR LOW RELATIVELY HUMIDITY AND CRITICALLY DRY CONDITIONS
FOR THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND INLAND COASTAL PLAINS...
* AFFECTED AREA...LA SALLE, MCMULLEN, LIVE OAK, BEE, GOLIAD,
WEBB, DUVAL AND JIM WELLS.
* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 82.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO
EXERCISE CARE WITH RESPECT TO ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD
INADVERTENTLY CAUSE WILDFIRES. REPORT WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE
NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.
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